See Everything Through the Eyes of Scripture

As long we see everything through the eyes of the scriptures the material energy will not be able to affect us. It is only when we ignore scriptural vision and try to understand things through our imperfect senses that we get into trouble. So we have a choice whether to be blind or enlightened. Those who are humble will go with the scriptures and become liberated. Those who are proud will be dragged down by their senses into the lower species of life.

Great Sages See Everything through Scripture
Sukadeva Goswami Enlightens Parikshit Maharaja

Sukadeva Goswami Enlightens Parikshit Maharaja

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version

Question: How to Save a World Which is an Illusion?

You mentioned that the Hare Krishna movement could save the world. But Advaita Vedanta depicts the world as an illusion. Where is the question of saving the world when it is an illusion?

Venugopal

Answer: The Reflection is Also Real

You have not properly understood the Vedanta. According to Vedanta, this world, although illusory, is not false. It is illusory in the sense that is something other than what it appears to be. It is not the eternal reality. It is but a mere reflection of the eternal reality in the spiritual sky. This does not mean that it does not exist. An object is real, and it's reflection is also real. When a man shaves his face he uses the reflection in the mirror to do so. So his face is real, and the reflection is also real. If it were not real, how could he successfully shave his face by looking at it?

If one takes the reflection to be the original object, he is in illusion. But this does not mean that the reflection does not exist. This material world is real, but it is only the reflection of the spiritual world. So when we talk about saving the world, this is real. People are presently suffering like anything because they are taking the temporary reflection of reality to be the eternal reality. We want to save them from their suffering by revealing to them the means of regaining their original identities in the eternal original reality. People are suffering because they are in illusion. We must dispel this illusion with transcendental knowledge. You can't say that this world does not exist. If it is false, then you are also false, and you cannot ask me this question. That you are inquiring from me proves that you are real and this world is real.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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